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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 1, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~._ <br />SUBJECT: Authorization of the RSVP 3 Year Renewal Application and Agreement (Retired <br />& Senior Volunteer Pro ram <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />(1) RSVP Resolution for Submission (pp.1-3) Jerry Passmore, 245-2009 <br />(2) Final Application (pp. 4-33) Katherine Porter, 968-2054 <br />(3) Pro Forma Grant Award Notice (pp. 34-39) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of an application fora 3 year renewal of federal grant funding <br />for RSVP. To request approval of the RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) final <br />application and to enter into an agreement with Corporation for National Service (CNS) for the <br />period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2006 in the amount of $170,073 ($56,691 per year) in <br />federal funds. (See tabulation pg. 6.) <br />BACKGROUND: This is a 3-year Application for Federal Assistance covering volunteer <br />services provided by 646 retirees serving approximately 64,000 hours through non-profit <br />organizations in Orange County each year. The federal sponsor has honored long running, <br />high quality CNS programs such as Orange County's by allowing them to submit a 3-year <br />federal funding application (pg. 5). The RSVP objectives will include recruiting, placing, and <br />recognizing the over 600 volunteers. RSVP will also provide the non-profit agencies support <br />and training in the area of volunteer management. RSVP will also strive to identify community <br />needs and provide volunteer programming and management targeting these needs consistent <br />with its work plan. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: RSVP will continue to work under a 1-year budget plan (pp. 5-6.) and <br />submit annualized revisions to the federal sponsor to reflect changes in either the federal or <br />local funding levels. The grant requires minimum annual support of 30% in cash, goods, and <br />services. This application projects a County share of $63,327 for FY 03-04. Final <br />determinations are made during the annual budget approval process. <br />